Every day after elementary school my mom or grandma would greet my little brother and me with an after school snack. It could be anything from cheese and crackers, a piece of fruit, or if we were lucky, a homemade cookie. One of our favorite cookies called “Fudgies” was a special treat.
The soft pillowy cookies are topped with a shiny dollop of chocolate icing. My mom also used to make these for school or church bake sales. I don’t know where my mom got the recipe but it’s been in her recipe box for decades. Just looking at the photo takes me back to those days. How I miss my mom and grandma, but I’ll always have the recipe.
Fudgies
Author: My mom's recipe box
Ingredients
- Cookies:
- ½ cup solid shortening or softened unsalted butter
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate squares, melted
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup finely chopped pecans
- Chocolate Frosting:
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 1 cup granulated white sugar
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate square, coarsely chopped
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- For Cookies: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In bowl of electric mixer, cream together shortening or butter with the 1 cup granulated sugar. Add egg and beat well. Blend in the 2 ounces melted unsweetened chocolate.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add buttermilk alternately with the flour, beginning and ending with flour. Fold in chopped pecans.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for about 8 minutes or until just firm to the touch. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
- For Chocolate Icing: Place egg, sugar, milk, butter, and 1 ounce chopped unsweetened chocolate square in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil for 3 minutes. Take off heat and stir in vanilla extract. Beat until creamy and spreadable. Spread some frosting on top of each cooled cookie without dripping down. Work fast as the frosting hardens rather quickly. Let set until frosting hardens. Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies.
Will be trying these shortly!
Rosanne, hope you enjoy them!
love the memories and how wonderful to have those recipes from days gone by. The cookie with buttermilk sounds amazing.
Lisa, I love baked goods that contain buttermilk!
Yummy treats & good food are such memory makers. Thanks for sharing this special one of yours. Can’t wait to make them. The Finnish cookie you shared in the past is a family favorite now with my family, too. Thanks for spreading the memories!
Thanks, Kim! It makes me so happy that you still make the Finnish Slice Cookies.